Les Stoller will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, September 3. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

An Evening with the Bob Dylan Center
STEPPING INTO THE UNKNOWN: FILMS FROM THE BOB DYLAN CENTER
Monday, September 8th at 7:30pm
Guest Speaker: Steven Jenkins, Director of the Bob Dylan Center, & Singer-Songwriter Laura Cantrell
$26 Public | $20 Members

Following the screening of a dozen short film and video clips featuring Bob Dylan on stage and in the studio, FMSH President Michael Kornfeld will engage in an on-stage conversation with Bob Dylan Center Director Steven Jenkins. Singer-Songwriter Laura Cantrell will perform a couple of songs.

Phil Kennelty will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, September 10. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

Joe Crookston, a widely acclaimed singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Ithaca, New York, returns to Long Island on Wednesday, September 17 to open the 2025-2026 season of the monthly Hard Luck Café concert season. Co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY, 631-423-7610), the concert takes place in the Cinema’s Sky Room from 7pm-10pm.  An open mic, for which sign-up begins at 6:30pm, precedes the 8pm concert.  Tickets are $32 ($25 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members) and may be purchased online at cinemaartscentre.org or at the box office through the evening of the show.

Karyn Oliver will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, September 24. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

Rose & Koe will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, October 8. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

Kirsten Maxwell (kirstenmaxwell.com), a multifaceted singer-songwriter who has been earning accolades and winning over audiences across the country, returns to her hometown for the 2025-2026 season of Hard Luck Café concerts co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington,  NY) in the Cinema’s Sky Room on Wednesday, October 15, from 7pm-10pm.  An open mic, for which sign-up is at 6:30pm, precedes the concert.  Tickets are $25 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members) and can be purchased online at cinemaartscentre.org or at the box office now through the evening of the event.

Dave Scadin & Scott James will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, October 22. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group

Gene Casey will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, October 29. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

Dave Christian will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, November 5. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

Josette Marie & Mark Mancini will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, November 12. Josette & Mark will be accompanied by Mike Nugent and Mark Leuci. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

Slide guitarist / singer-songwriter Pat Wictor will take the stage for the monthly Hard Luck Café concert co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington,  NY) in the Cinema’s Sky Room on Wednesday, November 19, from 7pm-10pm.  Tickets are $25 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members) and can be purchased online at cinemaartscentre.org or at the box office now through the evening of the event.

Port Washington’s Landmark on Main Street will go "Just Wild About Harry" for a third year in a row on Tuesday, December 2, at 7:30pm, as nearly three dozen of Long Island’s top musicians and songwriters will pay tribute to Harry Chapin, the late Grammy-Award-winning singer-songwriter and social activist, on the stage of the Jeanne Rimsky Theater. While this will be a ticketed event, all revenues above the cost of producing the show will be donated to Long Island Cares, the food bank founded by Chapin. A minimum $20 donation per ticket is suggested, although additional donations are greatly appreciated. As always, the performers will be donating their talents. Long Island Cares will also be collecting non-perishable food donations, and selling T-shirts and other merchandise.

Walt Sargent will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, December 3. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

Bill Buttner will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, December 10. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

Long Island singer-songwriters Rorie Kelly, Nico Padden, and Christine Sweeney will share the stage at the monthly Hard Luck Café concert co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington,  NY) in the Cinema’s Sky Room on Wednesday, December 17, from 7pm-10pm.  The 8pm concert will be preceded by a 7pm open mic for which sign-up begins at 6:30pm.  Tickets are $25 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members) and can be purchased online at cinemaartscentre.org or at the box office now through the evening of the event.

TBA will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, January 7. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

TBA will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, January 14. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

The monthly Hard Luck Café concert co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington,  NY) will take place in the Cinema’s Sky Room on Wednesday, January 21, from 7pm-10pm, and will feature A Tribute to Those We've Lost. This multimedia production will feature a number of Long-Island-based artists performing songs by or recorded by notable artists and songwriters who passed away during 2025. There will be no open mic during this show. Tickets are $26 ($20 for FMSH/CAC members) for this benefit for both non-profit organizations.  Additional details to follow.

TBA will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, January 28. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

TBA will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, February 4. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

Father and daughter Jim Whiteman and Lindsay Whiteman will share the stage at the monthly Hard Luck Café concert co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington,  NY) in the Cinema’s Sky Room on Wednesday, February 18, from 7pm-10pm.  Tickets are $26 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members). Additional details to follow.

TBA will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, March 4. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

TBA will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, March 11. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.

TBA will take the stage at the monthly Hard Luck Café concert co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington,  NY) in the Cinema’s Sky Room on Wednesday, March 18, from 7pm-10pm.  Additional details to follow.

TBA will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, March 25. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.  Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.  The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.